Meet the Team
The ASI Team
The ASI leadership team brings together decades of experience, technical knowledge, and engineering prowess to help keep your legacy aircraft flying.
Felipe M Rodriguez
Felipe Rodriguez founded ASI in 1988 and continues as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Known simply as Phil, he is internationally recognized as an entrepreneur throughout the aerospace industry whose drive and enthusiasm has led ASI to its current level of success.
After several years’ experience as a general manager and division president for an aerospace manufacturer, Phil launched ASI. His ethics of hard work and responsiveness to customer requirements are evident throughout ASI, which enjoys an enviable reputation for engineering excellence, reliability, and integrity.
In addition to his responsibilities for ASI, Phil has published papers on industry re-structuring and concepts for improving industry competitiveness. He has participated in numerous conferences and trade missions, representing the best in United States business acumen and inventiveness.
He is a regular contributor to numerous associations, boards, universities, and charitable organizations. His recent philanthropic contributions include donations to support the advancement of medical studies relating to Covid research, engineering school curriculum development, enhancing radio and broadcasting capacities within schools of journalism in foreign nations, and endowments that provide scholarships for underprivileged students.
From 1996 to 1998 he served as a Permanent Representative to the Organization of the American States during which time he was involved in negotiating several important multi-lateral treaties and in building bridges between the US and foreign militaries.
Phil has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Dulles Chamber of Commerce and works within the business community to emphasize the importance that exporting has on the longevity and stability of the economy. He was appointed to the Truist Bank Community Board of Advisors and has served in this capacity for the past decade. Together with his wife, Mary, he also works with local universities to improve and expand their engineering and technical science programs. He was appointed to serve as a Member of College of Engineering and Computing Advisory Board of the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University in 2020.
A graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and Indiana University, Phil enjoys traveling for business and pleasure. When he is not traveling, he enjoys growing vegetables in his home garden and spending time with his family.
Felipe M Rodriguez
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Carlos Pichardo
Carlos Pichardo joined ASI in 2007 and has been appointed as the Company’s President. As President, Carlos is responsible for providing leadership and strategic vision to the organization. In addition, he provides operational, managerial and administrative procedures, reporting structures and operational controls to the company.
Prior to assuming this role, Carlos has served in multiple Vice President and Director roles. He has been responsible for analyzing and developing go-to-market constructs for nurturing new business and establishing new channels and business relationships with both domestic and international customers. He has developed strategies to improve existing customer relationships and managed company-wide sales efforts as well as overseeing all aspects of manufacturing, global supply chain and logistics.
Educated at Cornell University in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Carlos enjoys building Lego structures with his daughters, reading, and spending time with family. He’s an avid fan of the NY Giants and the NY Yankees.
Carlos Pichardo
President
Kathleen Kent
Kathleen Kent joined ASI in 2004 and is the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Known by colleagues and friends alike as Kathie, her current responsibilities include oversight of corporate and financial results.
Throughout her career at ASI, Kathie progressively held positions of increasing responsibility managing accounting and administration functions before being promoted to run ASI’s operations in 2010. Transitioning to strategic business development thereafter, Kathie has played an important role in initiating and developing key relationships in new markets. Her understanding of both the aviation industry and ASI’s strategic and business operations has proven to be an indispensable asset to the company’s continued growth.
Prior to joining ASI, Kathie worked for Merchants Tire, a privately held automotive company founded in 1943. Merchant’s expanded along the east coast and grew to over 100 locations, including distinct wholesale, commercial, and retail divisions before being sold to Tire Kingdom in 2003.
A graduate of George Mason University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a concentration in Psychology/Interpersonal Studies, Kathie enjoys her time outside of ASI spending time and traveling with family and friends.
Kathleen Kent
Corporate Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Burr
Kevin Burr joined ASI in 2015 and is the Company’s Vice President of Programs & Corporate Strategy.
Prior to joining ASI, Kevin spent 32 years at Sikorsky Aircraft as Director in Sikorsky’s aftermarket business unit. During Kevin’s career at Sikorsky he served in various positions of increased responsibility managing a P&L of over $375M annually including Director of Military Programs, Director of Engine Programs, Director of Business Development, Director of Supply Chain, Program Manager for the US Army Light Utility Helicopter Program and Manager of Customer Service. Kevin also served on an inter-company counsel of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) representing all UTC business units at the corporate level to develop improved Export Compliance.
Kevin holds a B.A. in Business from Hofstra University and a Master of Business Administration. Kevin enjoys working on anything mechanical, is an audiophile, golfer, hiker, outdoorsman, cook, and foodie, as well as a proud husband and father.
Kevin Burr
Sr. Vice President,
Programs & Corporate Strategy
Mary E Barrett
Mary Barrett joined ASI in 1993 following several years of teaching in London and California. Mary is responsible for ASI’s Charitable Giving Program which supports local education initiatives with a focus on engineering and technical education.
Together with her husband, Felipe, they have sponsored local events benefiting the underserved in their community. Mary has also volunteered for 20 years in her children’s schools and is a leader in her church. She has traveled the world with Felipe helping to build lasting relationships with ASI’s customers and partners.
Mary has a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Chico as well as a diploma from St Nicholas Montessori College in London, England.
Mary E Barrett
Corporate
Vice President
Vice President
Mariano Morales
Mariano Morales joined ASI in 2010 and is the Company’s Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Mariano oversees the Business Development and Account Management teams accountable for Pipeline Growth, Capture Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Product Offerings.
Prior to assuming this role, Mariano was the Director of Account Management responsible for nurturing and strengthening relationships with customers to achieve ASI’s vision, overseeing sales operations, customer service activities, and marketing initiatives. He continues to be responsible for the growth of several of ASI’s Key Accounts, to successfully develop strategies that lead to new revenue streams, and to build on his experience developing strategic relationships to augment ASI’s supply chain and product offerings.
Mariano earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Suffolk University in Boston, MA and a Master of Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain with an emphasis on International Business. In his spare time, Mariano enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching sports, traveling and culinary adventures.
Mariano Morales
Vice President,
Business Development
John Hoblack
John Hoblack joined ASI in 2009 and is the Company’s Vice President of Operations. In this role, John leads and coordinates Engineering, Procurement, and Production to fulfill the needs of our customers.
Prior to accepting the role of Vice President of Operations, he has held several key positions within the Operations team. Most of this time was spent as the Lead Engineer, creating processes and tools to increase the quality and accuracy of the technical data packages to support legacy platforms with modern methodologies. In addition to technical aspects of Engineering, he supports and mentors new engineers as well as summer interns from colleges and high schools.
John is a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech having graduated in 2007 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.
John Hoblack
Vice President,
Operations
Alex O'Bruba
Alex O’Bruba joined ASI in 2014 and is the Company’s Vice President of Quality and Compliance. In this role, Alex oversees Quality and Compliance corporately while operating interdepartmentally to develop company standards and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Having worked in various departments within the organization, Alex has experienced many of ASI’s processes firsthand, from Sales and Account Management to Operations and Procurement. This comprehensive knowledge has enabled him to streamline activities and led to his previous position as Director of Quality where he ensured that customer requirements and company quality objectives were consistently achieved and often exceeded.
Prior to joining ASI, Alex designed asset tracking products and solutions for a global RFID company after graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Aerospace Engineering and Business. Alex enjoys working on house renovation projects, participating in Bible studies, and spending time outdoors. He is married to his high school sweetheart, and they welcomed their first child in 2022.
Alex O’Bruba
Vice President,
Quality & Compliance
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